Thesaurus results for PREDISPOSING

predisposing

verb

present participle of predispose

as in influencing

formal to cause (someone) to be more likely to behave in a particular way or to be affected by a particular condition Past experiences have predisposed her to distrust people. Researchers have identified a gene that may predispose some people to the disease.

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Without the financial incentive markets provide, social pressure and community biases play more of a role in influencing opinion.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Six students who spoke to the Herald said Donalds’ bid to become Florida’s first Black governor was not influencing their decision.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of influencing

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RatHat relies heavily on persuading people to sideload malicious apps.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Any legal maneuvers could take months to play out and may have the effect of persuading his targets to postpone any plans to leave the Fed, as Powell has already done.

— Matt Peterson, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of persuading

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Rolling out these commitments, Amazon seemed bent on convincing Americans that the swelling data center backlash is based on lies.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
The challenge was convincing Amazon that a Mexican production could deliver the scale and action audiences expect from the genre.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

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